System Center 2012 Orchestrator Unleashed

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Using System Center 2012 Orchestrator, you can capture and document processes across your entire IT organization, establishing the automation you need to deliver advanced cloud services and self-adjusting computing resources. Authored by five leading System Center experts, this comprehensive reference and technical guide brings together all the knowledge youall need to architect, install, implement, integrate, and maximize the value of your own Orchestrator solutions. The authors introduce current best practices based on large-scale enterprise implementations theyave personally led or participated in. This up-to-date guide shows how to apply Orchestratoras major improvements to implement IT process automation in any environment, including private clouds. Youall start with context: what Orchestrator does, how it has evolved, how it works, and essential architecture and design techniques. Next, the authors help you make crucial up-front decisions about activities, runbooks, security, and administration. Finally, youall find expert guidance for integrating Orchestrator with the rest of System Center and with Windows Azure cloud servicesaincluding advanced automated workflows that encompass both data center and cloud. Detailed information on how toab ac Understand System Center 2012 Orchestratoras capabilities, evolution, architecture, and design, including SP1 improvements and R2 ac Successfully install System Center 2012 Orchestrator and migrate smoothly from Opalis Integration Server 6.3 ac Take full advantage of Orchestratoras advanced new runbook automation capabilities ac Configure activities associated with runbook control, systems, scheduling, monitoring, files, email, notification, and data handling ac Design runbooks for fault tolerance and optimal performance ac Enforce strong security using roles, permissions, and auditing ac Deliver integration capabilities for Operations Manager, Service Manager, Configuration Manager, Virtual Machine Manager, and Data Protection Manager ac Automate end-to-end data center/ cloud workflows with integration packs and PowerShell ac Create your own integration packs with Orchestrator Integration Toolkit (OIT.SDK) ac Support Orchestrator 2012, troubleshoot problems, and discover the best web and third-party resourcesThe first task after creating your project is adding a service reference to the
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adding a service reference to the Orchestrator web service in your Visual Studio
project.